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Empire Earth III?

ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
edited June 2008 in Games and Technology
What are your opinions on the game? It looks pretty cool and I was thinking about getting it, but I want to get some impressions first.

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  • taliosfalcontaliosfalcon Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Don't do it, it takes everything good about EE 1 and 2, shits on them, throws them out the window and replaces them with..nothing =/

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Yeah, that's what I've gathered from reading more about it online. It's a shame, because it looked really cool. Any other suggestions? Something that takes place on a large scale.

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  • Kris_xKKris_xK Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Turn based or real time? Grandiose or Focused? Old or New?

    There quite a few good strategy games out there.

    EDIT: Oh yeah EE3 blows goats. Don't do it to yourself!

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  • The Man with No NameThe Man with No Name __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2008
    taliosfalcon wrote: »
    Don't do it, it takes everything good about EE 1 and 2, shits on them, throws them out the window and replaces them with..nothing =/

    So basically it changes nothing.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Like I said, large-scale. Doesn't matter how old or when it takes place.

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  • taliosfalcontaliosfalcon Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    You've probably already played it but Medieval 2: total war is probably as large scale as it gets

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  • Walrus PeteWalrus Pete Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Rise of Nations is like EE (except good) with a little Civilization thrown in. You should give it a try.

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  • Kris_xKKris_xK Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Total War is a great series for large scale.

    Also, maybe try Seven Kingdoms. Its fantasy based and an RTS, but its really quite deep.

    The greatest large scale game I've ever played however was Space Empires IV: Gold. If you wanna conquer the galaxy, this is the way to do it.

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  • RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Supreme Commander? That's pretty damn large-scale.

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  • NATIKNATIK DenmarkRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Kris_xK wrote: »
    Total War is a great series for large scale.

    Also, maybe try Seven Kingdoms. Its fantasy based and an RTS, but its really quite deep.

    The greatest large scale game I've ever played however was Space Empires IV: Gold. If you wanna conquer the galaxy, this is the way to do it.

    Ohhh I LOVE Space Empires IV, just sad that the AI sucks and you will either beat it constantly in tactical combat or lose ships senselessly in Strategic.
    Still a great game and I recommend taking a good look at the mods for it if you buy it (can be gotten on Steam).

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Kris_xK wrote: »
    Total War is a great series for large scale.

    Also, maybe try Seven Kingdoms. Its fantasy based and an RTS, but its really quite deep.

    The greatest large scale game I've ever played however was Space Empires IV: Gold. If you wanna conquer the galaxy, this is the way to do it.

    Which Seven Kingdoms game? Seven Kingdoms from 1997 or the new one that came out called Seven Kingdoms: Conquest? I saw the box for Conquest in stores and was looking at it, but I ultimately went with Heroes V. It seems like that was the best choice, as Conquest is pretty universally panned.

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  • BugmanBugman Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I've never been a big fan of the Empire Earth series.

    They were never that fun to me and I love that type of gameplay

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Hmm, I tried out Alpha Centauri and really enjoyed that. Are Civ III and IV similar?

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  • Walrus PeteWalrus Pete Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Civ IV is great, but I've never played Civ III so I couldn't say.

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  • DixonDixon Screwed...possibly doomed CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I haven't tried Alpha Centauri yet, I got the disks a while back but Civ 3 and 4 are great. Your right though it's really to bad about Empire Earth 3 it really really sucked. It was so toned down and boring. I thought the first two were great as well. Dawn of War with all the expanions is pretty sweet as well as supreme commander

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  • BugmanBugman Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Hmm, I tried out Alpha Centauri and really enjoyed that. Are Civ III and IV similar?

    Pretty much. Same basic gameplay, although the actual system mechanics differ somewhat

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  • ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... ... and hard.Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    CivIV is probably closer to SMAC than Civ III is. It's also better all-around.

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